Dennis J. Ahlborg

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Profile

Nearly 19 years of experience working with food.

Ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status.

Opened two Grazies Restaurants from Construction to grand opening.

Opened Fuddruckers

Opened a specialty meat market in Greenville, WI The Meatblock

Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver.

Coordinated purchasing and inventory management for several restaurants.

Well versed in every aspect of a restaurant and with food primarily

Education

High School Diploma, Hortonville High School. Hortonville, WI

2 years completed- Business / Operations Management: UW-Fox Valley

Employment

General Manager- The Meatblock

Catering coordinator

Opening and closing duties

Food ordering and product inventory

Conceptualize menu products and recipes

Specialty meat cutter

Teach a variety of cooking classes using fresh meat

2010-Present

Kitchen Manager- Pullmans of Trolley Square/ Fuddruckers/Beefeaters

***Same ownership asked to work at Fuddruckers because of my corporate background.

working banquet events

running the wheel

creating daily specials

hiring and firing

scheduling

inventory/orders/trucks

closing duties/daily paper work/ change orders and deposits

2008- 2010

Food Production Manager-Perkins(October 2007- 2008)

Food Orders, Inventory

Interviewing New Hires

Schedules, Cleanup charts, Line cooking, Expo

Prep Par levels, Bakery Par levels

New menu Item Step Down Training.

Serv-Safe Certified

Put away all trucks

2007-2008

Kitchen Manager -Sidelines Sports Bar and Grille, Neenah, WI

Food Orders

Scheduling

Creating daily specials and other food marketing concepts.

Hiring and Training New Staff

2006-2007

Every Position, Ground Round, Neenah, WI

Line Cook in every position on line

Closing Bartender

Closing Server

Banquet Bartending and Serving

Some Hosting, Some Bussing

Wanted to develop other skill sets necessary to understand and manage an entire operation.

2004-2006

2nd job intermittently

Operations Manager, Real Men Eat Quiche, Hortonville, WI

Started at the age of 13 in food production regulated by the USDA.

Once the family owned business went nationwide, took over all food ordering and purchasing.

HAACP trained, and wrote spec sheets for production standards.

Product Receiving / shipping coordinator

1993-2007

Assistant Kitchen Manager- Grazies

Part of Store Opening Team for prep, broil, and pantry in Stevens Point location

Part of Store Opening Team for broil in Darboy location.

Trained new hires.

Managed nightly prep sheets and food par levels.

Also stepped into front of house closing shifts when needed.

Prepped and made house bread, pasta, sauces and pizza dough from scratch.

2003-2004

Food Production Leader- Perkins West College Avenue

Completing food orders and putting away trucks

Tracking inventory

Training new hires

Prep Cooking work

Team player that hosted, baked, and served when necessary

1998-2003

Honors & Awards

Grilling with Beer 2012-Judge’s choice award winner

Rising Star of the Fox Cities 2012-business award

Grilling with Beer 2011-People’s choice award winner

State Fair 2011-2nd place (Hickory Smoked Bacon)

Every Kitchen and Restaurant Job I have ever had, I have been promoted in some shape or form

Honorary Philanthropy Champion, 2003 Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity.

“Won the award for participating in every community service event for the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity in Oshkosh.

Qualified for National Forensics Tournament for Oratory and Duo Interpretation.

Community

Involvement

St. Mary’s Church of Greenville Fundraisers- cooked and prepped for brat fry-2011, 2010

March of Dimes- participant in Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Events such as Jail and Bail, and Walk America

Christine Ann Center- Participated in Race for the Lights in 2006 in Oshkosh

St. Mary’s Church of Greenville-Cooked and prepped for Church Picnics and father son breakfasts.

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